This series of reports examines harvest and post-harvest services, focusing on mechanization providers and rice millers. It assesses service availability, capacity utilization, input costs, and labor constraints for mechanization, as well as operational changes, and price trends for rice milling.
Latest Findings from September 2024
Rice Millers
- Flooding has significantly affected monsoon paddy production, with 74 percent of millers reporting flood-related impacts, particularly in the main rice-growing regions. Consequently, 63 percent of millers expect local production to decline compared to last year, with 73 percent of millers in flood-affected areas anticipating reduced output.
- Labor shortages have emerged as a critical challenge for milling businesses, with 53 percent of millers identifying it as a significant issue and 7 percent considering it the most severe disruption.
- Mills continue to face ongoing difficulties accessing electricity and fuel, alongside rising transportation costs. Moreover, reports about disruptions in banking and finance have doubled compared to last year, indicating increasingly widespread and persistent challenges.
- Mill-level paddy and rice prices continued to rise in September 2024. Rice prices increased by 17–19 percent compared to one year earlier, while paddy prices rose by a more modest 8 percent on average. This discrepancy suggests that higher milling margins account for a significant share of the price increases.
Rice Millers
|
Date |
Link to Report |
|
September 2024 |
|
|
August 2023 |
|
|
March 2023 |
|
|
August 2022 |
|
|
March 2022 |
|
|
November 2021 |
Mechanization Service Providers
|
Season |
Actor |
Link to Report |
|
2022-23 Monsoon Season |
Mechanization Service Providers (January 2023) |
|
|
2021-22 Monsoon Season |
Mechanization Service Providers (January 2022) |